Cheese Goat Gouda (5 Lb Cut) from Holland

A few entrepreneurial Dutchmen discovered that Gouda, the cheese people most commonly associate with Holland, could be made from goat's milk as well. Goat Gouda has proven wildly popular in Europe and is starting to turn heads here in the States too. This satiny, bright white cheese is now manufactured by several Dutch cheese producers. It is a tangy, satiny, mouth-watering gem. Ours is made by Anna Van Dijk from the milk from her herd of 500 goats in Eindhoven, Holland that graze on pastures of natural grasses and wild herbs. This old-world style of raising goats yields a remarkably flavorful milk that gives Van Dijk an abundance of character. Goat Gouda, always one of our more popular cheeses, seems to be a gamechanger for those who have been put off by stronger, funkier goat cheeses in the past. By contrast it is mild, a little sweet and a little salty, with just enough tanginess to make it interesting. It also has that medium hard/medium soft Gouda texture with some moisture so as to be sliceable without crumbling. It is also meltable so an alternative grilled cheese sandwich could be in the offing here too. Aroma-wise, this cheese screams sour cream by the way. The particular Goat Gouda we have been selling here has been the Van Dijk (Dyke) Chevre Blanc which originates courtesy of Anna Van Dyjk's herd of five hundred goats just outside of Eindhoven in the southern end of the Netherlands. There the goasts feed daily on natural grass and wild herbs. "Chevre", the French word for goat, is also a synonym for soft goat cheese so it's name here is a little misleading. Also misleading is the fact that the city of Gouda is in western Netherlands but the name, Gouda, has been left legally unprotected and is appropriated freely throughout the country and worldwide.

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